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We have arrived! Today "Flog It!" is in Richmond, Yorkshire,

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and hopefully the locals will be making their way to the Market Hall

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laden with unwanted antiques and collectibles.

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Yes, "Flog It!" is in town!

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The picturesque town of Richmond is situated on the banks

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of the River Swale, and is steeped in history.

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High above the town is the breathtaking Richmond Castle,

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which was built in the reign of William the Conqueror.

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Its construction is of stone rather than wood,

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which was incredibly unusual for its time.

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In fact, it's thought to be the first stone-built castle in England.

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Back down at ground level, I hope this huge crowd gathering here

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have got some unusual antiques for our experts to value.

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And they've all come to ask that all-important question, which is...

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THEY ALL SHOUT What is it worth?

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And when you know, what will you do?

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-THEY ALL SHOUT Flog it!

-That's right!

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It's now 9:30. Let's get the doors open

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and get this massive crowd inside. Ready to go in?

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THEY ALL SHOUT Yes!

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The hundreds of people that are streaming into the Market Hall

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will all have their items valued by our team of experts,

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who are led today by James Lewis, who's attracted to a bit of metal.

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Surprisingly, under that soft exterior

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beats the heart of a heavy-metal fan.

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All the plate's come off, hasn't it?

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Imagine what it would have been like!

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He's joined on the tables by Adam Partridge,

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whose musical tastes are a bit different.

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Those are quite nice things to own,

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but don't let anyone catch you framing them!

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He used to be a professional violin player.

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Everyone knows now!

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We've got a great show for you today.

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James makes an interesting discovery...

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This is gruesome, isn't it?

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When you stab somebody,

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it's easier to draw the blade out again.

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That's why they're made.

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..while Adam is predicting great things.

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I think we'll sell it, and I'm going to be bullish

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and say it should be worth the four figures that you're hoping for.

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And I tread the boards in one of the most intact Georgian theatres in the world.

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Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

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Here I am!

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As you can see, we've got a full house, which means lots of antiques.

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We really do have our work cut out, so let's get on with it.

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Adam Partridge is at the tables. Let's take a closer look at what he's found.

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-Janet and David... David and Janet.

-Yes!

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Hello. Welcome to "Flog It!". Thanks for coming along.

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This piece needs no introduction.

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I'm sure everybody knows what that is.

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It's the very distinctive shape and design of the Moorcroft Pottery.

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How have you come to own this one?

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I bought it in a little antique place

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within a big department store in Newcastle

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-about 25, 26 years ago.

-OK!

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I just passed by. The colours caught my eye.

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-I thought, "That's pretty."

-Do you remember how much it was 25 years ago?

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-£6.

-It's probably 50 quid now.

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-Yeah?

-Maybe.

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-Yes.

-Getting on for £50 now. So, why are you selling it?

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-It doesn't take up much room.

-Not at all.

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We didn't know for ten years that it was Moorcroft

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-or anything important.

-Or the significance of...

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But as soon as I found out the significance of it,

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I thought, "Somebody's going to drop it and break it,"

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-and I nearly did, once or twice.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

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-So it's had a couple of lives...

-When we first got it,

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I used to let my kids fill it with water and paint with it.

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-So it could easily have not survived.

-I don't know how -

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Any idea what it's worth now?

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I'd like to think it was over £100.

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I agree. I agree.

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I'd say an estimate of 100, 150 would be about right,

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would be a realistic guide. I'd like to think it'd make 150,

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-because, of course, small is beautiful.

-Yes.

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-THEY LAUGH

-I'm not tall myself.

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In collector's terms, also, the smaller the piece of furniture,

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the miniature vases,

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make often much more than their great big counterparts.

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So, um, a reserve of 100 - would that sound...

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Excellent. Yes. Fine.

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And Moorcroft, it doesn't really need... It sells itself.

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-Anyone can sell Moorcroft. Have you done any auctioneering?

-No.

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If you were to start, that would be a good thing to try on,

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-because there'd be hands everywhere.

-That would be nice.

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It's the leaf-and-berry pattern, by the way,

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which dates to the late 1930s,

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and that "Potter to HM the Queen" confirms that date.

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-Yes.

-That confirms what you knew.

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It would be a little bit more if it was under a flambe glaze.

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It would be maybe 200 or 300. I hope it goes to a new home,

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-and goes very well.

-I hope so.

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Would you reinvest in antiques?

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I've often wanted to go down to the pottery that does it now.

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-To the Moorcroft potteries?

-Yeah.

-It's quite near me,

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-so let me know if you're coming. I'll take you out to tea.

-Thanks!

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Well, that's an invite that would be hard to refuse.

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I love having a rummage, because you never know what you might find!

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Some pot lids. Oh, look at these!

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-Do you collect pot lids?

-I do, yes.

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-How many have you got?

-About 85.

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85? You're bonkers about pot lids, then.

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I was bonkers, but I've been going now for about 15 years.

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-We're downsizing a bit, so...

-They've got to go.

-Some of them.

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Why are you downsizing? I'm just being nosy, but -

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We've redecorated throughout because we're retired,

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and we want to make things easier. Everything came off the wall.

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I had them on every wall of the lounge.

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-So now the walls are bare.

-Yes!

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-What's going back on them?

-Not a lot.

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Not a lot at all.

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Good luck. I know there's plenty of collectors

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that will want this kind of thing.

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We've seen them do really well on the show before,

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and it's nice that that's just a set of four rather than your 80 at once!

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It's amazing how well made everyday items have become collectible

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and valuable! The solid-silver cutlery set Sue has brought in

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is another classic example of that.

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Sue, were you born with one of these in your mouth?

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No, not at all!

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-No?

-No. It's quite funny, actually.

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I got them when I bought my first house,

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and a friend of my father's said, "Would this help Sue out?"

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because I got the house but nothing to put in it.

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So, your first-ever home, and there you are with solid silver.

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-Can't be bad.

-I know! Probably worth more than the house.

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Let's have a look. These are a pattern

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that's known as Old English pattern. It's just a rounded end,

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very, very plain, with a down-swept terminal to the end.

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In the 17th century, you'd have a dog-nose, then a trefid

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that's split into three, then a Hanoverian pattern,

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and then this Old English pattern really came into fashion

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around 1750, 1760.

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This example was made a hundred years later...

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..in 1896, 1897.

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We've got the anchor, we've got the lion,

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and we've got the date letter -

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the lion meaning it's Sterling-standard silver,

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the anchor which means it was assayed in Birmingham,

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-and the date letter for 1886/7.

-Right.

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Then we've got "E & Co Ltd" - Elkington & Co.

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Elkington & Co, one of the most famous silversmiths of all time,

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-makers for the Queen in the 19th century.

-Oh!

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Very good quality. We've got five teaspoons.

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They're worth about £2 each.

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-Really?

-That's all.

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-£2 or £3 each.

-I'm really disappointed!

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So let's forget the teaspoons. This is where the real value is.

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Dessert forks like that, a set of six...

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The tines aren't quite level.

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When you're looking at forks, the tines should be level at the top.

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-These have had a bit of wear.

-Chased some peas round.

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-They have.

-Exactly.

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A set of six of those are going to be worth £60 to £100.

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-Excellent.

-A set of six dessert spoons

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will be worth about the same. £60 to £100.

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We've got 60, we've got 60,

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we've got 20. £140, lower end.

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-So if we put 150 to 200 on them...

-Lovely.

-Is that all right for you?

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Very nice. And what do you think... Because of the make,

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will they be melted down,

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or are they likely to be bought to be used?

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They will be probably melted down.

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Right. OK. It's a shame, isn't it?

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I hate to think of them going down that road.

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But then again, you know, they're early,

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-but...

-Not that special.

-They're not that special.

-No.

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Like I always say, antiques are the ultimate recyclables,

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and although it's sad for Sue to think they'll be melted down,

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at least they'll go on to make something else.

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'I've been investing in a bit of precious metal myself.'

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I've got a flashy silver pen now, and it shows up on my photograph.

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-HE LAUGHS

-Thank you.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-That's come in quite useful.

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We've got all different-size valuation tables on "Flog It!",

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but sometimes people bring their own in,

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although this beautiful little table is gracefully hiding its real use.

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We're not often lucky enough to see furniture,

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especially not such a nice object as this.

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-How did it come to be yours?

-It was my grandmother's.

-Right.

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And on my father's death ten years ago, it passed to me.

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-You've always known this piece.

-Since I was a toddler.

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That's lovely, isn't it? And what's made you decide to sell it now?

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I think living in a modern house.

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It takes up quite a bit of room in our house.

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-It's a bit incongruous with the rest of the furniture.

-Yeah.

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Yes, we've loved it, but perhaps it is time to pass it on,

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let somebody else perhaps appreciate it as well.

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Some people watching will be thinking, it's only half my size.

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"What's he talking about, it's too big?"

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-I know what you mean. It's not the most practical thing.

-No.

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Very decorative, and it's in satinwood.

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-Satinwood, yes.

-I would date that to the William IV period,

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1835 or thereabouts.

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This carving on the columns is typical of the William IV period.

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And this is an elaborate teapoy, tea caddy, on a stand.

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Oh, there we are.

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And it's a beautiful satinwood interior,

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and it's in really, really lovely condition.

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-Beautiful smooth wood, isn't it?

-It really is.

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And these lift out, and they're wonderfully made,

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mahogany and then satinwood.

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Just lovely things in their own right, aren't they?

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-They are.

-These are the original bowls,

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because there's no give there. They're well fitted.

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And it's an object of real quality.

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You see the thickness of the brass hinges,

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and this Bramah patent lock - things that was put on furniture

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of high quality. It's a dual-lock mecha-...

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-I don't suppose you've got keys.

-We have no key, no.

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It's a complicated lock, but it's a sign of great quality,

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and, of course, tea was a valuable commodity in the 19th century.

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-Keep the servants out!

-That's right! Lock the servants out,

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and keep your green and black tea separate.

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Tea isn't such a valuable commodity nowadays.

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It's a bag of dust in a mug now, isn't it?

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But the teapoy is still quite a commercial piece of furniture.

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You told me you wanted £1,000, really.

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-Is that right?

-It was in my head.

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-Yeah. So we're going to go with a reserve of £800.

-Yes.

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-Is that happy with you?

-I'm happy with that.

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If we put an estimate of 800 to 1,200,

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when we go to the auction, the auctioneer might say,

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"You're quoting us ten-years-ago prices,"

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but I think we'll sell it. We'll be all right.

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I'm going to be bullish and say it really should be worth the four figures you're hoping for.

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If it doesn't make £800, it's not worth you selling it.

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-No. No.

-So it's a good test of the market here.

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And we're going to find out exactly what the market thinks, as we're about to up the tempo!

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We've been working flat out. Let's put those valuations to the test

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in the auction room. Catch you there.

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Going under the hammer with Graham's stunning teapoy are Dave and Janet's miniature Moorcroft vase,

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which they're afraid they might break if they keep it,

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and Sue's silver cutlery, which was a very welcome housewarming present.

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Today we're the guests of Thomas Watson Auctioneers in the heart of Darlington.

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Now, I've been to hundreds of auctions in my time,

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and there's always a guaranteed surprise.

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Today I'm pretty sure we'll have one or two. Keep watching,

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because someone's going home with a lot of money. I don't know who,

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but you've heard our experts. Let's catch up with today's auctioneer, and see what he's got to say.

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Commission is standard in all salerooms,

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but the amount can vary, so check the auction catalogue

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to see what it will cost you to buy and sell.

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Here at Thomas Watson Auctioneers, you pay a buyer's premium,

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which is commission at 15 percent plus VAT.

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'Auctioneer Peter Robinson has a different idea

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'about how much the teapoy could sell for -

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'but is it higher or lower?'

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-It's in the satinwood.

-It is, which is super.

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-I mean, look at the workmanship.

-Look at the grain!

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-Look at that figuring!

-The caddies, original bowls,

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the carving to the base... It's got all the credentials.

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My worry is the market that we have today.

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Ironically, if it was just the box, just the caddy top,

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it probably would be better received,

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because boxes are selling like wildfire.

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It's a funny piece of furniture to have in a room, a teapoy.

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It is. It has no usefulness to it at all.

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It's purely ornamental. If you've got somewhere a corner

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that you want a pretty piece of furniture, it's ideal,

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but, at the end of the day, it's people bidding.

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The fitted interior is wonderful. When you look at that,

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you can see it's definitely worth £1,000.

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Absolutely. There's a lot for your money.

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To ask a cabinet-maker to make this today,

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he would want probably £5,000 minimum,

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so it should sell, but we are governed by the marketplace

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and what people will buy.

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Well, the good thing about this is, you can't pick any faults.

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There's nothing wrong with it. Collectors are a picky bunch,

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but they'll appreciate the quality here,

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and we'll get this one away. Fingers crossed!

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Everyone agrees that it's a very classy piece,

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and we'll find out very soon whether the bidders agree.

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But first up is the Moorcroft vase.

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Why are you selling it?

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Because we're downsizing, going to sell the house.

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-I know it's small -

-They all say that, don't they?

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Yeah. Remember the lady with the thimble?

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Yeah, or a little picture, a miniature.

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-"Oh, I'm downsizing."

-Every little helps.

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When you pick it up and dust it, I keep thinking,

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"I'm going to break this. I'm going to break this."

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-We've had it for 25 years.

-Yeah.

-Well, good luck, is all I can say.

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Moorcroft is big business. They're still making it today.

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-Yes.

-Collectors all over the world are buying.

-They love it.

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Let's hope they're here today. OK? Good luck, everyone. Here we go.

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Nice little piece of Moorcroft,

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and I'll have £50 to start me. At £50 for it.

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At £50. 60, second row. 70 in the left.

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80, 90.

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100? £90 on my left now.

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-£90 for the lot now. It's at 100 now. 100 I'm bid.

-Good.

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Everywhere you go.

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130. £120 I'm bid now.

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£120. Are you all finished? £130, then, bid.

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It's always a sure thing with the Moorcroft.

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It's on my left. At £130 bid. Being sold now to my left at £130.

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-That's good, isn't it? £130.

-It is.

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-That's fine.

-Decent profit.

-That's what it's all about.

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Thanks for coming. I hope you find a new receptacle for your paintbrush.

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I don't want the grandchildren to get a hold of it!

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Not surprisingly, the Moorcroft collectors have put their money where their mouths are.

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But will the silver spoons have their fans, as well?

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Now, these were really kind of a housewarming present, weren't they?

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They were, yes, for my first house,

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and I didn't have any furniture,

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but a friend of my father's thought these might come in helpful!

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-THEY LAUGH

-A collection of silver!

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Well, you've got to start somewhere. And you obviously used them.

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-No.

-Oh, you didn't?

-No. No, we haven't,

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and it's not straightforward dishwasher stuff.

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No, but you could just wash them under a bit of warm, soapy water.

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-Yes.

-It's not that hard work, is it, really?

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We don't all have servants to do it for us, Paul.

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I do it myself. Look, it's a great time to sell silver, anyway,

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so let's see what the bidders think. Here we go.

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The collection of cutlery. £100 bid for the cutlery.

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At £100. At £100.

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Come on. Where are all the hands?

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130, 140, 150, 160, 170.

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175? 180.

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190? 180 with me, the bid.

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At £180. 190, then, on my right now.

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At £190. Selling on my right at £190.

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-All finished now at 190 for the lot?

-HE BANGS HAMMER

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-Hammer's gone down. That was good.

-Brilliant.

-£190.

-Brilliant.

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So, are you going to buy something for the house?

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Er, possibly use it for spending money on holiday.

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-We're going to Northern Cyprus.

-Oh, lovely!

-Northern Cyprus!

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-So, lots of ice creams.

-Baklava!

-Yes!

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That's a great result for Sue, and a spot-on estimate for James.

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Next up is the teapoy that everybody has fallen in love with.

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I really hope it reaches its full potential!

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Your grandmother really looked after this.

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-She did.

-The condition! There's not one stain or chip on this.

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-You've looked after it, as well.

-We have.

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This is wonderful. I know you fell in love with this, as well.

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It's got the quality of Gillow's about the workmanship.

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It's just splendid. If it doesn't sell, it's a travesty.

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Had a chat to the auctioneer.

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He said it's not a popular piece of kit.

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If it was a tea caddy, people would want to own it,

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but as a teapoy, it's a free-standing piece of furniture.

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-What do you do with it?

-But you could say that with lots of things.

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-Course you could.

-It should make four figures,

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but it's an uncertain market these days.

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We're putting it to the test. That's what this is all about.

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Let's find out what the bidders think.

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At £600.

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At £600. At £600 with the teapoy.

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650, can I say?

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-At £600.

-Not exactly flying away, is it?

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650. 80. 700.

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At £700. At £700.

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720? At £700. No further bidding?

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-Looks like it's going home.

-At £700, short of the reserve.

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At £700. All finished, then, at £700.

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Sorry. Unsold.

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-Unsold.

-It's going home.

-I'm not too disappointed.

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-No. You've got a lovely spot for it at home.

-Absolutely.

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-Enjoy looking at it, as well...

-Yeah.

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..just musing over the little hinges and the dovetails.

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-It's, um...

-No.

-Well, thank you anyway.

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It's a luxury item, and it's a joy to behold and have.

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Well, Adam did say that if it didn't sell at the reserve of £800,

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Graham should take it home, and I for one would be ecstatic

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to have it in my house.

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If you want to sell furniture, bring it along to one of our valuation days.

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You can pick up details on our BBC website. Just log on to...

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All the information will be there, and hopefully we'll be near a town

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very close to you soon, so come and join us.

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While I've been in Richmond, I had a look at a local treasure

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just down the road from the Market Hall.

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I've come to the centre of Richmond to visit a building

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that holds a very important place in history

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and in the hearts of all the local people here.

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And it's this very building - the Georgian Theatre Royal.

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OK, it looks unassuming on this road right here

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with these cars going by, but it is a Grade I listed building,

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and it also has a very important claim to fame.

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It's the oldest and most complete Georgian playhouse in Britain,

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and that's a fact. All the good stuff is on the inside,

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so without further ado, let's go in and view the piece de resistance.

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In the early 1700s, there weren't any theatres in Britain,

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as it was illegal to act for money.

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However, plays were performed by travelling companies of actors,

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who found ways around the law. From the 1760s,

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royal patents were granted to a few leading provincial theatres.

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But the biggest change came in 1788

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with the passing of the Theatre Licensing Act,

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which allowed companies of actors to apply for licences

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to put on classical plays for 60 days at any one time.

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It was shortly after the Theatre Licensing Act

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that a remarkable Yorkshireman called Samuel Butler

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signed a 21-year lease with the Richmond Corporation.

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And on 2nd September, in 1788,

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this remarkable, unique little theatre was opened to the public.

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And isn't it just marvellous?

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It really is!

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It's so tiny, though, but it's just fabulous!

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When it first opened, this venue was simply named the Theatre.

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And Butler's company of actors played not only here

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but at seven other theatres that the entrepreneurial Butler had established across Yorkshire.

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Sadly, in 1830, the lease on this building was never renewed.

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The theatre and the Butler company parted ways.

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Over the following centuries, a few odd performances were played out

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on this very stage. But in general, the theatre was put to different uses.

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It became a wine vault. During the Second World War,

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it was a storage depot, and believe it or not,

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it was even an auction room.

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But thankfully the core, the fabric of this very building

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was never altered greatly. That's why it's become so important

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to theatre historians all over the world -

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it's the best surviving example of a Georgian playhouse in Britain,

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and it's an absolute architectural delight.

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The dilapidated theatre has been firstly restored in the 1950s,

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and then again in 2003. On both occasions,

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restoration was undertaken carefully and sympathetically,

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so that the theatre appears much the same as it would have been

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when the Butler company were performing all those years ago.

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It's known as the Courtyard Theatre,

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because it mimics the space you'd find behind a public house,

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which is where the touring troupes of actors would have played

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before theatres were even built, and this theme carries on to the ceiling.

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If you look up there, you can see fluffy white clouds

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blowing along in the breeze, mimicking the open-air space

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that the plays were watched in.

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The stage itself is typical of the period,

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and is known as a proscenium arch, acting as a window to the action.

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The stage is raked, and it's a foot higher at the back

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than at the front, in order to give the audience a better view.

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Today, the Georgian Theatre Royal can seat up to 214 people,

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but back in the Georgian era, 400 eager audience members would have squeezed in.

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You can imagine how lots more people were jammed in this small space together.

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But which were the good seats and which were the bad?

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Up here is called the gallery, and these are the cheap seats,

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used by the young and the dissolute. To watch performance here

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back in the Georgian period would have cost you one shilling.

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-BANGING

-Did you hear that?

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Don't worry - that was me.

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This gallery has a unique Georgian feature.

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It's known as the kicking board,

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and that's exactly what you do to it.

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The Georgian patrons would have used this to show signs of disapproval

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if the act wasn't working out properly.

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I've been told it's still used today,

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but only as a sign of approval, to encourage an encore.

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-HE KICKS BOARD

-Yeah! More, please! More!

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I say, who's that talented chap down there?

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This whole area is known as the pit.

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It's more expensive than the gallery.

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Theatregoers would pay two shillings to watch a performance here

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when the Butler company was in town.

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I would have preferred to have sat here, in one of these seats.

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They're considered to be the best in the house.

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To sit in one of these boxes would have cost you three shillings per person.

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In fact, this is the royal box. It's the best seat in the house.

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Why? Because it has a direct eye line

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with the actors onstage right in front of you.

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And up here is another example of a typical Georgian feature.

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This is called the Juliet box. It's not for the audience to sit in

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and watch the plays. It's for the actors to use for balcony scenes.

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Of course, it's named after the most famous heroine of all -

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Juliet, from Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet.

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Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

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Here I am!

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'So, that's how the Georgians would have watched theatre,

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'but I'm interested in seeing what went on behind the scenes.

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'I'm going to tread in the actors' footsteps, as I head down

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'through the dressing room to the very guts of the theatre.'

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I'm underneath the stage right now. There it is, look -

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there above me. This whole area is known as the machine room.

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And these are the footlights, or the floats, as they were called

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back in the Georgian period.

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Now, these candles would have been alight in troughs of water,

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and this whole trough would have been winched up

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by this winch here, going up to the stage

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to project light back onto the actor's faces so you could see them.

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They were in water because, if the candles fell over,

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it would put the flame out and the whole place wouldn't catch on fire.

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Perhaps one of the most exciting parts of the theatre

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is operated from right down here, and that's the trapdoors.

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Now, this enables items and actors to spring up out of nowhere

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onto the stage. There were originally three trapdoors here,

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but now there's only one, and this is a reconstruction.

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Sadly, it doesn't work, either, so I've got to take the long way back up.

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The Georgian Theatre Royal holds such a prestigious place

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in the history of theatre in Britain

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that many of our country's finest actors feel it's a status symbol

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to have played here. Timothy West, Judi Dench,

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and plenty of other legendary actors have graced the stage here.

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And I have to say, yours truly is very proud

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to have been able to visit this fascinating piece of theatre history.

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There are still plenty of Yorkshire folk coming to the Market Hall

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with their antiques and collectibles, hoping to flog it.

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Welcome back to our valuation day in the heart of Richmond.

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As you can see, it's still a full house.

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Let's catch up with our experts and see what else they've spotted.

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James has set his sights on this pair of Derby figurines,

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brought in by Harry.

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I have to say, I was not expecting to travel

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all the way up to Richmond in North Yorkshire

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to find two things that were made

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about five miles from myself in Derbyshire.

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-Isn't it a small world?

-Yeah, isn't it just?

-Yeah!

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The initial Derby factory, right back in the 18th century,

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started making figures around 1750,

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and if you turned up an early Derby figure,

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you would see three little patch marks

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that would indicate... Those are the little pads

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to stop the figure sticking to the bottom of the kiln.

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Today, with the new factory, Royal Crown Derby is a lot easier.

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Turn a figure over - there we are, a great big mark

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that says "Royal Crown Derby, English Bone China".

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Then we have "XLIX".

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So that's the Roman figure - "XL", 40, "IX", nine.

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49. The first Roman numeral was put on in 1938.

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-Oh, right.

-So we add 49 to 1938,

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we get 1987.

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-That's when this figure was made.

-Oh!

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We've got this canted square base

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with a Greek-key decoration around that base,

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and that's harking back to an earlier period,

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because these figures, allegorical of water,

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allegorical of air, are inspired from figures

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that were dug up in Herculaneum, Pompeii, Vesuvius.

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So these are very much a modern figure,

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but with a very traditional past.

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So, tell me - why have you got them, how long have you had them,

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and what are they doing here at "Flog It!" today?

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Well, what I'm trying to do is, I'm trying to sell them

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-for the grandchildren.

-OK.

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-Cos my wife's died, and...

-Oh, OK.

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And, um, I'm hoping to split the money.

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I've got a grandson and a granddaughter.

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-OK.

-And I'm going to give them half and half.

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Lovely. The thing about these is, because they're modern,

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and this one's had a, um...

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been through the wars a bit...

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-It wasn't me!

-Are you sure?

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HE LAUGHS No, no.

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If I'd have fixed that, you'd have noticed.

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I would've used a lot of glue.

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-Is it your job to do the dusting?

-No. I mustn't touch it.

-Really?

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-No.

-What, in case you break them? You might have had two broken ones.

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-I'm too clumsy, really.

-Oh, well...

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Hopefully the auctioneers won't be clumsy, and hopefully they'll do a good job for us.

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So I think, auction estimate, £50 to £70.

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Almost all the value is in that one, and I'm sure they'll sell.

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-Fingers crossed on the day.

-I hope so.

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'Everyone's got their fingers crossed today,

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'hoping they've unearthed a treasure that could be worth a fortune.

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'There's still a lot to get through, so we're all working very hard -

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'well, perhaps not everyone.

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'Adam has found a magnificent bronze statue, brought in by Diane.'

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Thank you very much for coming along.

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-And do you have a name for this?

-We call her Ruth,

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because she was my mother's. My mother was called Ruth.

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She's a lady gleaning in the fields, so we call her Ruth

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-after Ruth and Naomi.

-Appropriate on more levels than one!

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-So, this was your mother's?

-It was, yes.

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-Do you know how she came to own it?

-My grandmother bought it for her,

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-possibly in the late '30s, early '40s.

-Right.

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-Because of the Ruth...

-Because of the Ruth connection.

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Excellent. How has she ended up on a table here in Richmond in 2010?

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-She's a big girl.

-She is a big girl.

-She's a heavy girl.

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-She's very big and heavy.

-I have nowhere to display her now

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-to her advantage.

-Have you moved house?

-Yes.

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-Gone into somewhere small.

-That's often the problem.

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And she does take up a lot of space

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because she needs room around her to be shown properly.

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She's got the mark here of Fournier.

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That's the French sculptor, Paul Fournier,

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and it'll date her to the end of the 19th century,

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-late 19th or turn of the century.

-Right.

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She's mounted on this big rouge-marble base here,

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which has had a few...nibbles, would be a kind way of putting it.

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-It was like that when we got it.

-It doesn't really detract.

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A lot of them have lost the base altogether,

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and she'd still work as a figure without the base.

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-She's incredibly heavy, but rather nicely modelled.

-Yeah.

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We can't sell her for ANY price.

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I would suggest that she'd make £300 to £500 at auction...

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-Right.

-..and that you should put a reserve of £300 on her.

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-OK.

-Otherwise she's probably not worth selling.

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No. I'd rather keep her than just give her away for nothing.

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And then you'd have to find a new home for her,

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or you could try her again, or something else.

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-Does that sound in line with your expectations?

-Yes.

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I'd like to see her making 500 or 600,

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because she's so big and so decorative, she must be worth that.

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I bet Ruth turns some heads when she gets to the auction room.

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Now I've found Carol with an item that has a secret.

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This piece of furniture is the right height for an arm rest.

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-It certainly is, isn't it, Carol?

-It is.

-At the end of a long day!

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If you put this on the floor, it would make a wonderful footstool

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-with a cushion on it. Have you ever done that?

-I haven't.

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-So what have you done with this?

-It's just been sitting there in the dining room, doing nothing.

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Or you could chill your champagne in it.

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-That's a very good thought!

-You never thought of that!

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I had not thought of that, no. Brilliant idea!

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It's got a multiple of uses.

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-Now, people will be wondering, "What does he mean?"

-Exactly.

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-"What does he mean?"

-Exactly. It's late Victorian,

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circa 1880. It's made of Spanish Cuban mahogany.

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It would have been owned by a wealthy family in its day.

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-Really?

-Are you ready?

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-Here we go!

-HE LAUGHS

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-SHE LAUGHS

-It's a little tiny baby bath!

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-Isn't that cute?

-That's right.

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That is so cute. This is probably made by Doulton.

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Oh!

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The frame's made by a cabinet-maker. It's just incredible!

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-Do you know how much this is worth?

-I haven't a clue.

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Well, sadly, only around £60 to £80,

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and I think it's a shame to put it into auction for that sort of money.

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Yes. I agree. It was just a novelty thing

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-I thought would be of interest.

-Yeah.

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You're better off using it as a footstool.

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-I think that's a good idea.

-It's quite solid.

-Mm-hm.

0:33:100:33:12

Or fill it here full of ice, and a bottle of champagne -

0:33:120:33:16

-Put champagne in it!

-And there you go.

-Oh, right!

0:33:160:33:19

There's your cellarette.

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I love to find a piece of furniture with a multitude of uses.

0:33:220:33:26

Our last item is a group of military items

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that David has brought along.

0:33:290:33:31

-You've got a real assortment here.

-Right. Yeah.

0:33:310:33:34

-Tell me what you know.

-Sam Brownes are for officers.

0:33:340:33:37

Swords and swagger sticks are for officers,

0:33:370:33:40

and binoculars are for officers. And I was a trumpet major,

0:33:400:33:43

which is a staff sergeant in the army.

0:33:430:33:45

Trumpet major? Is that the person that...

0:33:450:33:48

-Yes. I play at all military funerals...

-Oh, do you?

0:33:480:33:51

-..of the regiment.

-How incredible!

-Hard work,

0:33:510:33:54

but that's my job. Been there for 23 years.

0:33:540:33:57

So these are bits you've picked up over the years?

0:33:570:34:00

A few bits of military things.

0:34:000:34:02

-OK. Shall we start with the Sam Browne?

-Right.

0:34:020:34:05

Um, this would originally have had a three-pegged badge

0:34:050:34:08

-with the emblem of the regiment on it.

-Absolutely.

0:34:080:34:11

-Correct. Yeah.

-So we can say that this is 1935

0:34:110:34:15

-to 1950, something like that, in period.

-Yes.

0:34:150:34:17

-Maybe a bit later.

-They still use it in dress parades.

0:34:170:34:20

Oh, they do. All officers get issued with them.

0:34:200:34:23

-Financially they're not worth a lot of money.

-No.

0:34:230:34:26

We still see a lot of them. Let's move on to the sword.

0:34:260:34:29

-Matches nicely, doesn't it, with the leather scabbard.

-It does, yes.

0:34:290:34:33

-Let's take that out.

-Yep.

0:34:330:34:35

And we have a single, straight, pointed blade.

0:34:350:34:38

-Ah, this is gruesome, isn't it?

-It is gruesome, yes.

0:34:380:34:41

The idea of the fuller down the centre there,

0:34:410:34:44

the fullered blade, so that when you stab somebody,

0:34:440:34:47

it's easier to draw the blade out again.

0:34:470:34:50

That's why they're made. And it's a sharp point, as well,

0:34:500:34:54

-so you can go in quite a long way.

-Oh! Moving on very quickly...

0:34:540:34:58

And then we've got a... what's known as a basket hilt.

0:34:580:35:02

-Yes, it is.

-Pierced basket hilt...

-Yes.

0:35:020:35:04

..and a shagreen grip, wire-bound shagreen grip.

0:35:040:35:08

This is made from shark skin. This is chrome.

0:35:080:35:11

-We've got the George V cipher there.

-Yes.

0:35:110:35:13

So this would date to about 1920 to 1930, something around there.

0:35:130:35:17

-Yeah.

-OK.

0:35:170:35:19

-We have a pair of binoculars, again Second World War period.

-Yeah.

0:35:190:35:23

-1943, I think.

-Are they dated somewhere?

0:35:230:35:25

-Yes, they are.

-Oh, there we are.

0:35:250:35:27

Kershaw, maker, 1943.

0:35:270:35:30

Typical army officer's binoculars, aren't they?

0:35:300:35:34

-Yep.

-You see chaps standing out the top of the tanks with these...

0:35:340:35:38

-That's right.

-..in the war films. Finally we've got the swagger stick.

0:35:380:35:41

On the end there we've got the regimental motto...

0:35:410:35:44

-Oh, the Royal Corps of Signals!

-Yes.

0:35:440:35:47

-And in the centre we've got Mercury.

-Yes.

0:35:470:35:50

And that's a figure of Mercury after a bronze sculptor

0:35:500:35:54

called Giambologna, Italian, and Mercury stands

0:35:540:35:57

wearing a winged helmet, and little wings on his feet, as well.

0:35:570:36:02

-And he was the messenger god, which is why the Royal Corps of Signals use Mercury.

-Yeah.

0:36:020:36:07

We've got a hallmark for London, 1927,

0:36:070:36:11

and there we have a Malacca shaft.

0:36:110:36:14

It was seen to be the best material to use as the shaft of a cane.

0:36:140:36:18

OK. When it comes to values, we've probably got £10 or £15 there,

0:36:180:36:22

the Sam Brownes. I think the sword is £60 to £100.

0:36:220:36:26

-Right.

-I think the swagger stick is probably £30 to £50.

0:36:260:36:31

-Right.

-So we're up to about £100 there,

0:36:310:36:34

-and there's another ten there.

-Right.

-So I would say 100 to 150.

0:36:340:36:38

-I think that's a good idea.

-And what would be your minimum?

0:36:380:36:41

I would say 125.

0:36:410:36:44

-125. OK.

-Would that be all right?

-That's fine.

0:36:440:36:46

Because the reserve has to be around the bottom end of the estimate,

0:36:460:36:50

we'll up the estimate slightly and we'll put 120 to 180 on them.

0:36:500:36:54

-All right?

-I'll be very happy with that.

-Fantastic.

0:36:540:36:57

It's time to take our last three items to the auction room,

0:36:570:37:01

but first, a quick recap. Leading the charge with his military items

0:37:010:37:04

is David, followed by Harry, who wants to give the money from the sale of his Derby figures

0:37:040:37:09

to his grandchildren. And finally Angela

0:37:090:37:12

and her French bronze statue, that her mother named Ruth.

0:37:120:37:15

Thomas Watson's salerooms are buzzing with buyers and sellers.

0:37:170:37:20

First up we've got Harry with the Derby figurines.

0:37:200:37:24

After the valuation day, he had a chat to the auctioneer,

0:37:270:37:31

and changed the "no reserve" to a £40 reserve.

0:37:310:37:34

We've got some Royal Crown Derby, two figurines, Air and Water.

0:37:350:37:38

They belong to Harry, and all the money is going to the grandchildren.

0:37:380:37:42

-How many have you got?

-Only two.

-What are their names?

0:37:420:37:45

Scott and Katie.

0:37:450:37:47

OK. And I know initially James put a value of around - what?

0:37:470:37:50

-£40 to £60?

-50, 70. Yeah.

0:37:500:37:53

No reserve, and I know you've had a chat to the auctioneer.

0:37:530:37:56

A bit wise! These auctioneers like things with no reserve.

0:37:560:38:00

-Ken told me to reserve them.

-Did he?

0:38:000:38:03

-Let's hope we get top money for this, shall we?

-I hope so.

0:38:030:38:06

Fingers crossed!

0:38:060:38:08

Royal Crown Derby bone-china figures,

0:38:080:38:10

at £40.

0:38:100:38:13

At £40, the two of them. At 50, can I say? £50.

0:38:130:38:18

£60. 70 now. At £60.

0:38:180:38:20

-That's good!

-That's good.

0:38:200:38:22

All they're worth, at £60? Royal Crown Derby.

0:38:220:38:25

At £60. They're being sold at £60.

0:38:250:38:28

-All finished now, then, at £60?

-HE BANGS HAMMER

0:38:280:38:31

Well done. Thank you so much for coming in, Harry.

0:38:310:38:35

-And thanks for your help.

-Pleasure.

-Oh, that's all right.

0:38:350:38:39

'Right in the middle of the estimate! Well done, James.

0:38:390:38:42

'Harry's gone home happy. Will Angela be just as happy

0:38:420:38:46

'when her bronze statue, nicknamed Ruth, goes under the hammer?'

0:38:460:38:49

Coming up next we've got that wonderful bronze. It's titled Ruth,

0:38:490:38:53

-and it made the front page of the catalogue!

-It did.

0:38:530:38:56

-Who have you brought along with you?

-My granddaughter, Emma.

-Hello.

0:38:560:39:00

Gosh, you're tall, aren't you?

0:39:000:39:02

What do you think this is going to go for today, Adam?

0:39:020:39:05

Well, having spoken just before, I'm hoping it doesn't sell!

0:39:050:39:09

Oh, why? What's happening? I've missed out on something.

0:39:090:39:14

Angela's got in trouble with her granddaughter

0:39:140:39:16

for offering it without checking with her first.

0:39:160:39:19

-Oh!

-She had her eyes on it.

-This is the inheritance!

0:39:190:39:22

Granny's selling all the inheritance, yes.

0:39:220:39:24

-Naughty Granny!

-What are you doing, Granny?

0:39:240:39:28

Never mind. We'll see. She might not sell.

0:39:280:39:30

It's quite unusual that we're all hoping that it doesn't sell!

0:39:310:39:35

The auctioneer has done us really proud.

0:39:350:39:37

It's made all the trade press. It's on the front page,

0:39:370:39:40

and I think it should do quite well. I really do.

0:39:400:39:44

-I have a suspicion myself.

-Oh, dear, oh, dear.

0:39:440:39:47

The French bronze, the style of Ruth.

0:39:480:39:52

Open the bidding at £200.

0:39:520:39:54

-At £200 for the bronze.

-Not gone past it. OK.

0:39:540:39:58

At £200. At £200, at £200. 220.

0:39:580:40:02

250. 280. 300. 320.

0:40:020:40:04

-Gone.

-Gone!

0:40:040:40:06

380. 400. At £400, being sold now.

0:40:060:40:10

At £400. Have we all finished?

0:40:100:40:13

-The bronze, at £400. All done?

-HE BANGS HAMMER

0:40:130:40:17

-That was short and sweet. You were bang-on there.

-Gone.

0:40:170:40:20

Yeah. £400.

0:40:200:40:22

-Oh, dear!

-I feel like I'm in trouble.

0:40:220:40:25

-I didn't want to say! Yes.

-I feel like I've been really naughty.

0:40:250:40:28

-And would the money come in useful?

-THEY LAUGH

0:40:280:40:32

What will you do with the money, Granny?

0:40:320:40:34

We have two special birthdays in the family this year,

0:40:340:40:37

-so it'll come in handy.

-And neither of them are yours.

0:40:370:40:40

I'm sure Granny's got lots of other lovely things

0:40:400:40:42

-that you'll inherit one day.

-Yes, I think so.

0:40:420:40:47

That's a bittersweet result for Angela and her granddaughter,

0:40:470:40:51

but I'm sure the £400 will make up for it.

0:40:510:40:54

Luckily, David is happy to sell his collection of military items,

0:40:540:40:58

so let's get them under the hammer.

0:40:580:41:01

Next up, a collection of militaria belonging to David.

0:41:010:41:04

-You can stand at ease now.

-Thank you very much.

0:41:040:41:07

-You look very smart.

-Thank you. For the occasion.

0:41:070:41:09

-What regiment is this?

-The Royal Tank Regiment.

-OK.

0:41:090:41:12

-You were in the services for how many years now?

-23 years.

0:41:120:41:15

And are you donating some of the money to the regiment?

0:41:150:41:18

I'm donating half the proceeds to the regiment benevolent fund.

0:41:180:41:22

OK. I think your items are the only items of militaria here.

0:41:220:41:27

-Yeah.

-But we do have the power of the internet,

0:41:270:41:29

-so hopefully...

-Makes a huge difference.

0:41:290:41:32

There's no excuses for an auctioneer any more.

0:41:320:41:35

We can't say, "It was the wrong day. No-one was here."

0:41:350:41:38

One of the big "Flog It!" excuses out the window!

0:41:380:41:40

-It's out of your hands.

-It is, yeah.

-The auctioneer's hands.

0:41:400:41:44

So, fingers crossed.

0:41:440:41:46

Collection of military items here,

0:41:460:41:48

and opening at £100.

0:41:480:41:50

At £100. 110, can I say, for the collection?

0:41:500:41:54

110 bid now. £110. £120, can I have?

0:41:540:41:58

At £110. 120.

0:41:580:41:59

-In the room.

-120. 130.

0:41:590:42:01

140.

0:42:010:42:03

150.

0:42:030:42:04

160. 170 with me. 180.

0:42:040:42:07

190.

0:42:070:42:09

200. 210.

0:42:090:42:11

-220. 230.

-This is good.

-It is good, yeah!

0:42:130:42:16

220 beside me, the bid. At £220, being sold there.

0:42:160:42:20

You finished, sir? Bidding? 230.

0:42:200:42:23

-240.

-That's very good.

0:42:230:42:25

250.

0:42:250:42:27

Nice lot.

0:42:270:42:29

No? Shakes his head. 240, then. The bid's beside the rostrum.

0:42:290:42:32

-At £240.

-£240!

0:42:320:42:35

-£240.

-That's the excitement of the auction room.

0:42:350:42:37

-Isn't that great?

-It is. Wonderful. I think so.

-£240.

0:42:370:42:41

Well, it is exciting when it goes THAT way,

0:42:410:42:43

when it does well. It's not so fun when it struggles.

0:42:430:42:47

-That's a lot of money, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

0:42:470:42:49

Half's going to the benevolent fund, anyway.

0:42:490:42:52

-And the other half you're keeping.

-Probably give it to my family.

0:42:520:42:56

-Good.

-Well done.

-Good to catch up with you.

0:42:560:42:59

-You still look so fit and so smart!

-Thank you very much, Paul.

0:42:590:43:02

That's being in the services for you.

0:43:020:43:04

As you can see, I've always kept fit.

0:43:040:43:06

'I'm saying nothing, James! But that's a good result

0:43:060:43:09

'on our military items.'

0:43:090:43:11

It's all over for our owners,

0:43:110:43:13

and that concludes another "Flog It!" auction.

0:43:130:43:15

What a wonderful day we've had here! A few highs and a few lows,

0:43:150:43:19

but that's what auctions are all about - a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

0:43:190:43:23

I hope you've enjoyed the show. Join us again soon for many more,

0:43:230:43:26

but for now, it's cheerio.

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